Hooksett heritage commission proposes renaming Lambert Park; Parks and Recreation approves informational plaques but stops short on main-sign renaming

The Hooksett Heritage Commission proposed renaming Lambert Park to "Alfred J. Lambert Riverside Park at Anahooksett Falls" and installing three educational information plaques to interpret the site—9s indigenous, industrial and modern histories.

A Heritage Commission presenter read a detailed proposal citing archival references to the falls (rendered in the proposal as Anahooksett or Anahooks At Falls), consultation with Abenaki and Pennacook representatives, and the Lambert family—9s role in creating the park. The presenter said the commission had conducted outreach and that Native representatives had "expressed support for reviving the name." The Heritage Commission said the new name would restore Alfred J. Lambert—9s full name to the park sign (the presenter said the park originally opened in 1982 as "AJ Lambert Riverside Park").

Several Parks and Recreation members raised concerns about changing the park—9s main sign. The presenter reported that Jeanette (surname provided in the commission—9s research) had told…